It’s been about six months since Oracle announced Sun acquisition but it isn’t completed yet. News reports indicate that EU approval for the acquisition is not yet through. In the interim Sun apparently is laying off about 3000 people, apparently 10% of its workforce.
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An update on Oracle Sun merger…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Oracle, Oracle acquires Sun, Sun, Sun Microsystems, Sun-Oracle merger on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Must watch… Very engaging and worth the hour or so you would spend watching it.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Economic History, England, Industrial Revolution, Robert Allen on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2009/10/why-the-industrial-revolution-was-in-great-britain/
This is one of the best cause consequence analysis of technological evolution. Why did industrial revolution happen in England and not any where else? A very thought provoking analysis that i hope to revisit again with my take on it. A must watch. Iam trying to get a link where i can embed it and [...]
Long time since i posted…
Posted in Uncategorized on October 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It has been a very long time since i posted.
I was quite busy at work, and so did not have the time or energy to do anything else.
Are all Automobile CEO’s dumb?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged General Motors, Rick Wagoner, updated plan from GM on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is what Rick Wagoner, CEO of GM says today….
The essentials of this speech are as follows:
1. Our current plan is more aggressive than what it was earlier.
Explanation: In december we came up with a rosy picture to get some money, but today we realize that we need to give you a worse picture to [...]
Awesome segment of daily show
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Daily show, Jon Stewart, The Daily Show on February 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here it is…
The ascent of money
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged ascent of money, Economy, Finance, money, PBS, the ascent of money on January 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here is interesting program on PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ascentofmoney/featured/watch-full-program-the-ascent-of-money/24/
How it’s made… Fascinating
Posted in Uncategorized on December 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s how a jeans is made…
Music to the ears or is it?
Posted in Uncategorized on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a news item on msnbc that made my day……
Apparently US detainees’s in Iraq were subjected days, weeks and / or months of music “to create fear, disorient … and prolong capture shock.”.
Truly funny!
This is why i like the daily show…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dailyshow on December 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you haven’t seen the daily show till date, you should…
As an example, this is why i watch the daily show!
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=210922&title=msnbc-replaces-fox-news
“Tanta” will be missed
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged calculatedrisk, Tanta on December 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I used to rely on business and financial news sites as well as books to try and understand economy. They would either be too academic (Most books on such topics), too newsy (Fortune & Businessweek) or too ideological (WSJ in particular). Then came the blogs, and in my search for interesting blogs i came across [...]
Wall -e Update
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Movies, Wall -e on April 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/walle/
New trailers for Wall e
Android – Google approach to mobility
Posted in Uncategorized on November 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Google has come up with a new OS for mobile phones. This is exciting news.
Net Neutrality is non-negotiable
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Consumer protection, Content regulation, Internet distribution, Internet pricing, ISP, Net neutrality, Telco, Tiered internet on November 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The debate on net neutrality is intermittent at best. This is surprising, because there is no conclusive regulation on this extremely important aspect of our lives. There are many talking points used by interested parties debating Net Neutrality. Freedom of expression, and Intellectual property, are discussed often. Though both these are important in the context [...]
